﻿#region Copyright information
// 
// Copyright © 2005-2013 Yongkee Cho. All rights reserved.
// 
// This code is a part of the Biological Object Library and governed under the terms of the
// GNU Lesser General  Public License (LGPL) version 2.1 which accompanies this distribution.
// For more information on the LGPL, please visit http://bol.codeplex.com/license.
// 
// - Filename: RepeatType.cs
// - Author: Yongkee Cho
// - Email: yongkeecho@gmail.com
// - Date Created: 2013-01-25 3:25 PM
// - Last Modified: 2013-01-25 3:59 PM
// 
#endregion
using System.Runtime.Serialization;

namespace BOL.Models.Features
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Specifies type of repeat.
    /// </summary>
    /// <see cref="http://www.ddbj.nig.ac.jp/FT/full_index.html"/>
    [DataContract]
    public enum RepeatType
    {
        /// <summary>A repeat that exists adjacent to another in the same orientation.</summary>
        [EnumMember]
        Tandem,

        /// <summary>A repeat which occurs as part of as set (normally a part) organized in the reverse orientation.</summary>
        [EnumMember]
        Inverted,

        /// <summary>A repeat lying outside the sequence for which it has functional significance (eg. transposon insertion target sites).</summary>
        [EnumMember]
        Flanking,

        /// <summary>A repeat at the ends of and within the sequence for which it has functional significance (eg. transposon LTRs).</summary>
        [EnumMember]
        Terminal,

        /// <summary>A repeat that exists not always adjacent but is in the same orientation.</summary>
        [EnumMember]
        Direct,

        /// <summary>A repeat that is found dispersed throughout the genome.</summary>
        [EnumMember]
        Dispersed,

        /// <summary>A repeat exhibiting important attributes that cannot be described by other values.</summary>
        [EnumMember]
        Other
    }
}
